Louis Theroux wants Lisa Marie Presley to feature in a follow-up to his Scientology movie.

The British documentary filmmaker is known for his inquisitive approach to controversial subjects, and took on the secretive religious movement in 2015 with My Scientology Movie, but found getting access to its inner workings difficult.

Speaking to WENN at backstage at the 2019 British Academy Television Awards on Sunday, where he won the Best Factual Series prize, he said he was reluctant to take on the Church of Scientology again, but would love to speak to Lisa, who as well as being a Scientologist, was married to Michael Jackson.

“If someone really high profile left and said I’m going to trust you with my story, either a Tom Cruise, but I don’t think that’s likely, or Lisa Marie Presley, who it’s rumoured has already left,” he said. “She of course was also married to Michael Jackson, that would be fascinating.”

The late King of Pop, who was the subject of child sexual abuse allegations made by two men in a new documentary, Leaving Neverland, married Lisa Marie in 1994 after relying on her for emotional support while battling earlier child sexual abuse allegations.

The 51-year-old daughter of Elvis Presley was raised as a Scientologist by her mum Priscilla, who is also rumoured to have quit the religious group.